I thought this movie was a clever conclusion to the trilogy, and the director, crew, and actors gave it more respect and care than most other teen/college romance movies are given. Movies like this don't normally have such clever foley mixing and gorgeous camerawork, I have to say.
Ares is so well played here by Julio Peña, who moves effortlessly between being a troublemaker and a grown-up; between scared and confident. For example, a cute little eyebrow wag at the end when he's looking at Instagram with Raquel - he knows exactly what Ares would do. (If you're stuck in a hospital bed but you have to flirt, use your damn eyebrows, I guess!) Clara Galle also brings so many layers and subtlety to Raquel, like her face-drop when she realizes she was daydreaming about Ares while with Gregory. Loved the minor character reappearances, like Andrea from Raquel's carnival job and Sami from the Never Have I Ever game.
Like the other ATDMV movies, the cinematography was so skillful. (E.g., The clever shot during Raquel's holiday party where one couple kisses, and then you see the reflection of the other couple kissing in the wall mirror.) Fantastic soundtrack as always - I've found so much cool music through this trilogy. Particularly loved the Foals song and the song Ares and Raquel sing during their cute ice skating scene. (By the way, such a charming callback to Raquel's choreographed dance in ATDMV with Yoshi and Dani - now she does this nerdy, sweet thing with Ares, and it's set to another older, kinda cheesy song their parents would know.) And in that ice skating scene alone, they pack in whimsy, character growth, a cool song choice, great camerawork, and effervescent choreography - I think it's a good example of how much the director and screenwriter managed to do in one movie. They keep so many storylines and characters moving forward and make every moment count. I loved this series and thought these characters were so fun. This was a satisfying, clever ending to a love story I find really compelling. These are my comfort movies - I just feel like the director and the whole team respected the audience more than ever happens when making movies about teenagers.
Ares is so well played here by Julio Peña, who moves effortlessly between being a troublemaker and a grown-up; between scared and confident. For example, a cute little eyebrow wag at the end when he's looking at Instagram with Raquel - he knows exactly what Ares would do. (If you're stuck in a hospital bed but you have to flirt, use your damn eyebrows, I guess!) Clara Galle also brings so many layers and subtlety to Raquel, like her face-drop when she realizes she was daydreaming about Ares while with Gregory. Loved the minor character reappearances, like Andrea from Raquel's carnival job and Sami from the Never Have I Ever game.
Like the other ATDMV movies, the cinematography was so skillful. (E.g., The clever shot during Raquel's holiday party where one couple kisses, and then you see the reflection of the other couple kissing in the wall mirror.) Fantastic soundtrack as always - I've found so much cool music through this trilogy. Particularly loved the Foals song and the song Ares and Raquel sing during their cute ice skating scene. (By the way, such a charming callback to Raquel's choreographed dance in ATDMV with Yoshi and Dani - now she does this nerdy, sweet thing with Ares, and it's set to another older, kinda cheesy song their parents would know.) And in that ice skating scene alone, they pack in whimsy, character growth, a cool song choice, great camerawork, and effervescent choreography - I think it's a good example of how much the director and screenwriter managed to do in one movie. They keep so many storylines and characters moving forward and make every moment count. I loved this series and thought these characters were so fun. This was a satisfying, clever ending to a love story I find really compelling. These are my comfort movies - I just feel like the director and the whole team respected the audience more than ever happens when making movies about teenagers.